Bachelor of Commerce (Post Diploma) General
(Four years—120 credits)
     
Regulations effective September 1, 2005
     

Students with approved two-year college diplomas in business or a closely related field will receive a block transfer award of 60 credits towards the first two years of the Bachelor of Commerce (Post Diploma) General degree, except students from approved Ontario colleges who will receive 45 credits. These students must complete additional credits in non-Administrative Studies courses to complete the first 60 credits of the program.

Ontario students with approved three-year diplomas in business or a closely related field will receive a block transfer award of 75 credits towards the Bachelor of Commerce (Post Diploma) General degree.

In order to graduate, students must have a weighted average of at least 1.7 across all courses taken at Athabasca University towards a Bachelor of Commerce (Post Diploma) degree.

For more information about this program, contact Athabasca University School of Business at 800.468.6531, or e-mail.

Athabasca University advisors have developed a program plan to assist you. Counselling Services offers an assessment Web site, "Mapping Your Future: Your Career and Athabasca University." Athabasca University has also developed program learning outcomes that describe the career options that may be available to you upon graduating.

Classroom Setting

In addition to completing this degree through online and distance learning, you have the option to take Bachelor of Commerce courses in a classroom setting at Grande Prairie Regional College in Alberta. Refer to Sections 9.3 and 9.4 for more information.

Students complete the program regulations in effect at the time of their enrolment.

     
     
  Bachelor of Commerce: Accounting Major
(Post Diploma)
 
  Bachelor of Commerce: e-Commerce Major
Post Diploma
 
     
  Program Structure
  Total credits in the program 120
  Block transfer credit for two-year business
diploma (excluding Ontario)
60
  Block transfer credit for Ontario two-year
business diploma
45
  Block transfer credit for Ontario three-year
business diploma
75
  Required credits (Years 3 and 4) for two-year diplomas 27
  Required credits (Years 3 and 4) for Ontario
three-year diploma
27
  A minimum of 12 Administrative Studies credits
must be at the 400 level (including ADMN 404).
12
  Residency requirement. A minimum of 30 credits must be obtained through Athabasca University, including ADMN 404, in Years 3 and 4. 30
  Maximum Prior Learning Assessment and
Recognition (PLAR)
credits
9
     
  Options  
 

Administrative Studies credits at the senior
(300 or 400) level

15
 

   Ontario three-year diplomas

9
 

Non-Administrative Studies credits at the senior
(300 or 400) level

18
     Ontario three-year diplomas 9
     
     
  Years 1 and 2 (60 credits)
   
 

Approved college diploma

   
   
 

Years 3 and 4
· 60 credits for two-year diplomas
· 45 credits for Ontario three-year Ontario diplomas

   
  Required Courses (27 credits for two-year diplomas and Ontario three-year diplomas)
   
ACCT 355 Cost Analysis (3)
ACCT 356 Strategic and Competitive Analysis (3)
ADMN 404 Business Policy*
* Must be taken through AU. Students are strongly recommended to take ADMN 404 as one of their last courses in the program.
(3)
CMIS 351 Management Information Systems
(3)
FNCE 370 Overview of Corporate Finance (3)
MATH 265 Introduction to Calculus I (3)
MGSC 312 Statistics for Business and Economics II (3)
MGSC 368 Introduction to Production and Operations Management
or
 
MGSC 369 Service Operations Management (3)
MKTG 396 Introduction to Marketing (3)
     
     
 

Options
· 33 credits for two-year diplomas
· 18 credits for Ontario three-year diplomas

Administrative Studies credits at the senior
(300 or 400) level
• 

two-year diploma

15
• 

Ontario three-year diploma

9
 

 

Non-Administrative Studies credits at the senior
(300 or 400) level

• 

two-year diploma

18
• 

Ontario three-year diploma

9
     
     


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